Control system for cooking

Abstract

According to one example, a system includes a cooking device operable to be used to cook a food item. The cooking device includes one or more motion sensors operable to detect a motion associated with the cooking device. The system further includes a wireless device operable to display a cooking recipe in a graphical user interface. The system also includes a one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more motion sensors. The processors are operable, when executed, to receive one or more indications of a detected motion associated with the cooking device, and further operable to determine a device instruction based on the one or more indications. The wireless device is further operable to perform the determined device instruction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a. a cooking device operable to be used to cook a food item, the cooking device comprising one or more motion sensors operable to detect a motion associated with the cooking device;   b. a wireless device operable to display a cooking recipe in a graphical user interface; and   c. one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more motion sensors, and operable, when executed, to:
 i. receive one or more indications of a detected motion associated with the cooking device; and 
 ii. based on the one or more indications, determine a device instruction; 
   d. wherein the wireless device is further operable to perform the determined device instruction.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is further operable to change the displayed graphical user interface from a first portion of the cooking recipe to a second portion of the cooking recipe in accordance with the determined device instruction. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more indications of a detected motion associated with the cooking device comprise:
 a. a first indication of a first detected motion; and   b. a second indication of a second detected motion.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more processors are further operable, when executed, to:
 a. determine whether the second indication was received within a predetermined amount of time after receipt of the first indication;   b. in response to the determination that the second indication was received within the predetermined amount of time, determine the cooking instruction based on the first indication and the second indication.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the cooking device is a cooking pot, a cooking pan, or a cooking utensil. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein cooking device further comprises the one or more processors. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the motion associated with the cooking device is a tap by a user on a portion of the cooking device, a shake of the cooking device, a rotation of the cooking device, or a stop of movement of the cooking device. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless device comprises the one or more processors. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determined device instruction is an instruction move from a first portion of the cooking recipe to a second portion of the cooking recipe, an instruction to move from a second portion of the cooking recipe to a first portion of the cooking recipe, an instruction to display a different cooking recipe, an instruction to play a video associated with the cooking recipe, or an instruction to stop displaying the cooking recipe. 
     
     
         10 . A method, comprising:
 a. detecting, by one or more motion sensors of a cooking device, one or more motions associated with the cooking device, wherein the cooking device is operable to be used to cook a food item;   b. receiving, by one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more motion sensors, one or more indications of the detected motions associated with the cooking device; and   c. based on the one or more indications, determining, by the one or more processors, a device instruction, wherein the determined device instruction is configured to cause a wireless device to perform an action in accordance with the determined device instruction.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the determined device instruction is configured to cause a wireless device to change a displayed graphical user interface from a first portion of a cooking recipe to a second portion of the cooking recipe in accordance with the determined device instruction. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more indications of the detected motions associated with the cooking device comprise:
 a. a first indication of a first detected motion; and   b. a second indication of a second detected motion.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a. determining, by the one or more processors, whether the second indication was received within a predetermined amount of time after receipt of the first indication; and   b. in response to the determination that the second indication was received within the predetermined amount of time, determining, by the one or more processors, the cooking instruction based on the first indication and the second indication.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the cooking device is a cooking pot, a cooking pan, or a cooking utensil. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more motions associated with the cooking device is a tap by a user on a portion of the cooking device, a shake of the cooking device, a rotation of the cooking device, or a stop of movement of the cooking device. 
     
     
         16 . A cooking device, comprising:
 a. a handle operable to be grasped by a user;   b. one or more motion sensors operable to detect a motion associated with the cooking device; and   c. one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more motion sensors, and operable, when executed, to:
 i. receive one or more indications of a detected motion associated with the cooking device; and 
 ii. based on the one or more indications, determine a device instruction, wherein the determined device instruction is configured to cause a wireless device to perform an action in accordance with the determined device instruction. 
   
     
     
         17 . The cooking device of  claim 16 , wherein the determined device instruction is configured to cause the wireless device to change a displayed graphical user interface from a first portion of a cooking recipe to a second portion of the cooking recipe in accordance with the determined device instruction. 
     
     
         18 . The cooking device of  claim 16 , wherein the cooking device is a cooking pot, a cooking pan, or a cooking utensil. 
     
     
         19 . The cooking device of  claim 16 , further comprising a display that is operable to provide a visual indication associated with the determined cooking instruction. 
     
     
         20 . The cooking device of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are positioned on or in the handle.